Clerk of Superior Court

Upson County Clerk of Superior Court

116 W. Main St.

Thomaston, GA 30286

Phone (706)647-5847

Contact: Teresa Harper

email: tharper@upsoncountyga.org

 Clerk of Superior Court

Teresa Harper-Clerk Of Superior Court
Sandra Salter-Chief Deputy Clerk

Linda Hallman-Deputy Clerk

Crystal Burks-Deputy Clerk

Jennifer Calvert-Deputy Clerk

Marilyn Andrews-Administrative Assistant

 

Announcements:

  • Effective October 1, 2011, please use the Revised Domestic Relations Standing Order.  The changes are small but important.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Please Click Here to view and print the order.

  • We are pleased to announce our new Criminal/Civil Records online search program.  See the "Quick Links" section of this page or Click Here to begin.

  • HB 41 has been signed into law by the Governor and is now effective.  Related to notaries, HB 41 provides ”that the judicial operations fund fee shall not apply to the issuance of certificates of appointment and reappointment of notaries public." Therefore, effective immediately, the fee for the issuance of a certificate of appointment or reappointment should not include the $125 Judicial Operations Fund Fee. Click Here for entire bill.

 

The Clerk of Court is a Constitutional Elected Officer elected by the voters of their county to serve a four-year term.  The Clerk of Superior Court and all employees are first and foremost public servants each and every day. The office of the Clerk of Superior Court performs a wide range of record keeping, information management and financial management functions in the judicial system. This office also provides court support to each superior court judge. In general, the Clerk’s responsibilities as mandated by the Georgia State Code are to:

  • File, record and index all documents related to real estate and personal property transactions in the county.

  • To file and maintain criminal and civil dockets as well as dockets on domestic suits.

  • To attend to the needs of the court in the performance of the duties of the clerk

  • To keep in the Clerk’s office all documents, records, microfilm and dockets and all other things required by the Georgia Codes; and

  • To perform all other duties required by Georgia Law under code section 15-6-61.

 In addition to the services listed above, the Upson County Superior Court Clerk’s Office also serves as a U.S. Passport Agent.  All U.S. Citizens can apply for or renew their passports through our office.